Amelia POV

The night felt frozen in place.

It was like the Summit itself heal it's breath in that moment.

My chest rose and fell, my breath heavy.

Asher’s words still hung in the air.

He wanted me to shift back.

Shifting back means Asher knows I'm alive and that I'm here.

Every instinct screamed at me to stay that way.

To keep him from knowing.

But the eyes on me… dozens of them now… were no longer enemies.

They were witnesses. Alphas. Elders. Guards too.

And ...